Atlanta, GA – The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) officially unveiled its rule requiring private companies with more than 100 employees to mandate vaccinations or regular testing among their workers. In response, Tea Party Patriots Action (TPPA) Honorary Chairman Jenny Beth Martin issued the following statement:

“The Biden Administration’s vaccine mandate is wrong. It tramples individual liberty, by forcing a one-size-fits-all policy on everyone, regardless of their unique individual circumstances. The United States has always respected universal rights and individual preferences, rather than the ambiguous needs of ‘the collective.’

“We are already seeing disruptions, as companies and organizations start enforcing mandates at the direction of the Biden Administration. Consequently, we are losing doctors, nurses, pilots, police officers, and more. Last year, they were lauded as essential workers and front-line heroes; now they are shunned by the elites who think they know better.

“Congress needs to step up and defund this mandate. The next Continuing Resolution or spending bill should explicitly prohibit funding for the mandate.  Those types of bills require a 60-vote majority in the Senate, so Republicans have the leverage to make it happen.

“Tea Party Patriots has organized 400 protests nationwide against vaccine and mask mandates, and we will continue doing so as this nightmare continues. We encourage all Americans to join us in this fight.”  

To learn more about TPPA’s campaign against medical mandates, click here.